Russia Signals Annexation of Parts of Ukraine, Raising Stakes in Fighting
Kremlin-backed officials in four partially occupied regions announced referendums on joining Russia, as Moscow tightens its grip and hints at escalation.
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Month: September 2022
Royal Shakespeare Company Names Two Directors for Top Job
In an usual move for a major British theater, Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey will jointly helm the major British theater troupe.
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Macron slams nations staying neutral on Ukraine as ‘complicit’ with Russia
NEW YORK — Countries that refuse to take a side in Russia’s war in Ukraine are “complicit” with Moscow’s “new imperialism,” French President Emmanuel Macron told the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday in an impassioned speech. “Those who are silent today are serving — whether against their will or secretly with a certain complicity — the […]
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Putin’s Address to Russia Delayed After Hours of Waiting
The Kremlin did not explain why it was delayed — or even that it had been planned at all. But the caginess telegraphed the rapid speed — and apparent improvisation — with which Moscow is plotting out its next moves.
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Russia’s Invasion Shadows U.N. Assembly Amid ‘Colossal Global Dysfunction’
Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Emmanuel Macron of France used the gathering as a stage to cast themselves as would-be peacemakers in the war in Ukraine.
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5 things to watch as Biden heads to the United Nations
When President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly, the two most important people he’ll be addressing won’t be in the audience — Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The Russian autocrat’s invasion of Ukraine is the world’s biggest geopolitical shift over the past year, and it gives Biden plenty of fodder for […]
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Macron to Truss: Let’s be friends
NEW YORK — Emmanuel Macron praised Liz Truss’ “will to move forward” as the pair met for the first time since the British prime minister said “the jury is out” on whether they’d be friends or adversaries. The French and British leaders met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday where they discussed […]
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Nearly 100 die in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes
Authorities say at least 94 people have died and more than 100 injured in clashes on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border
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Türkiye: Ukraine grain export deal among UN’s greatest recent accomplishments
The landmark agreement to export grain out of war-torn Ukraine is among the UN’s greatest accomplishments in recent decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the General Assembly on Tuesday.
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U.S. Shores Up Ukraine Aid as Energy Crisis in Europe Looms
The Biden administration is trying to keep its allies on board as the Russian invasion has sent energy prices soaring.
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